The car drove into the back door of the community where Meng Jie lived and drove along the path by the river.

Meng Jie's home is on the other side of the community, close to the east gate, where the downstairs is next to Chuangyuan Road, and opposite is the Culture and Sports Museum of the High tech Zone.

The community is near the river, and the greening is very beautiful, but now what appears in front of the two people is a different scene.

Meng Jie and Wu Zhe passed through the community all the way, and there were zombies everywhere along the painting. Some cars stopped in the green belt, and the body was covered with mottled blood. Not far away, several mutilated corpses appeared in their vision, which made their hearts sink to the bottom.

Meng Jie rushes to his house with great anxiety, but his car is stopped at the place near the downstairs. The east gate of the community is in front of us. I saw a dozen cars at the gate crowded together. Some of them collided and even stacked. Some flames spread on the car body, and oil stains could be seen under the car.

There are dozens of zombies gathered at the gate. They wander around the car and some of them are gnawing on the ground. Seeing this scene, Meng Jie and Wu Zhe have itchy throats and eyes. A sense of nausea makes them want to vomit.

"I have to go back and have a look. My parents are still at home," said Meng Jie. He looked anxiously at the apartment building where he lived, and found the trail of zombies at the corridor door.

"I'll go up with you." Wu Zhe also saw the zombies outside. He didn't trust Meng Jie to go up alone and get off together.

Meng Jie's mobile phone suddenly rang, he looked down at the number above, his face suddenly stopped, and he quickly connected the phone.

"Uncle Ye," Meng Jie said to the other end of the phone, "I am now downstairs in the community. Where are you?"

"I know," the voice on the other side of the phone came over. "Look at the 3 o'clock direction of your car."

Meng Jie looked there, and Ye Shugang told him that the location was a convenience store named Jiabei. "Convenience store?"

"Come here quickly." Uncle Ye then hung up the phone.

Meng Jie looked into the corridor again. There were no fewer than five zombies emerging there. He had to give up the idea of going upstairs temporarily and drove the car towards the convenience store.

The door of Jiabei Convenience Store opened a little, and Uncle Ye appeared at the door, waving to Meng Jie.

The sound of cars has attracted the zombies in the corridor, and some zombies near the East Gate have also noticed here. Meng Jie stopped his car at the entrance of the convenience store, and the two people got out of the car and ran inside while stepping over the body on the ground.

The door of the convenience store was closed the moment after the two entered, and the door was calm again. The zombies caught up saw that the previous target suddenly disappeared here, and they had to start wandering around reluctantly.

"Uncle Ye, what's the situation now?" At the first sight when Meng Jie came in, he saw several people standing in the convenience store. These people were residents of the community, many of whom he knew very well.

"Xiaomeng, it's not safe everywhere outside now," Ye Qiangke sighed and said sadly. "Almost all the living people in our community are here."

"Ah, what about my parents?" Hearing Ye Qiangke's words, Meng Jie suddenly got worried, "No, I have to go back to find them."

"I've been to your house," Ye Qiangke said, holding Meng Jie. "I was on duty here in the morning. When I saw something wrong, I went back to the bureau to find someone."

"Alas, the situation became more chaotic," said Ye Qiangke, shaking his head, as if unwilling to recall the situation there

Ye Qiangke patted Meng Jie's arm and didn't go on.

Meng Jie was stunned and his heart ached. Wu Zhe put his hand on his shoulder and patted him to comfort him.

Someone in the crowd sobbed in a low voice, and then came the cry of a baby. Meng Jie looked up at the crowd and saw that Liu Chuanjuan and her half year old daughter Jiajia were crying.

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Liu Chuanjuan had tears on her face. She had not yet recovered from her grief. Her daughter in her arms suddenly cried. She had to stop her tears to coax the child.

Meng Jie did not see Liu Chuanjuan's husband inside. When he looked around, he could not find a complete family in the crowd.

"Xiao Meng, who is this?" Ye Qiangke looks at Wu Zhe beside him and asks.

"Wu Zhe, my former comrade in arms, came by Ningbo to meet me this time," said Meng Jie.

"Uncle Ye," Wu Zhe said politely to Ye Qiangke.

"They are all soldiers, good man." Ye Qiangke nodded.

"Xiaomeng, take it easy," said Shu Qinghe, a teacher in a middle school. "Uncle Ye saved our lives. To save us, he didn't care about his own home."

Hearing Shu Qinghe's words, Dong Yan's eyes turned red again. This 19-year-old girl was going to college after her summer vacation. Unexpectedly, the sudden disaster changed her life. When the disaster happened, her family ran out. In order to save her, Ye Jianwei, Ye Qiangke's son, also sacrificed his life.

"Xiaoyan, don't cry," Ye Qiangke said quietly, but his body is no longer as capable as before, and his white hair seems to be a little more, making him look older.

Dong Yan nodded and wiped her tears with her hands.

"I have lived more than half my life and have never seen such a disaster," Ye Qiangke sat down and said slowly. "Those who can survive are lucky, so we should also cherish this luck. We can only keep it in mind when we are sad, but we should still look ahead."

"Uncle Ye, didn't the army go out?" Meng Jie asked.

"Reasonably, the army should have taken action long after the disaster reached this level. If they did not come, there would be only one possibility," Ye Qiangke thought for a while, but said in his heart. "We can only rely on ourselves for the following situation."

As soon as this sentence was uttered, the hearts of all the people in the convenience store sank.

Liu Chuanjuan coaxed Jiajia and stared at the old man blankly, confused.

Ye Qiangke is their backbone, which has been so for many years. The public security around the area where the old man lives has been surprisingly good. Some people say that the bad guys who fall into Ye Qiangke's hands have gone on the right path. Many people send brocade flags to his house every year, but people who have been to Ye Qiangke's house know that they can never see any brocade flags and certificates in his room.

"I said this in the hope that everyone would be prepared," Ye Qiangke continued. "Although there is no exact information, according to my experience, the government agencies and the army should have been paralyzed by this disaster. In a short time, we may not be able to count on the state to rescue us."

"Uncle Ye, what should we do next?" Meng Jie asked.

"We need to find a safe place to survive and prepare enough food resources." The old man said, "We should try our best to take the food from this convenience store."

"Take it away? Uncle Ye, don't we stay here?" Shu Qinghe asked, and his face looked surprised. There were human eating zombies everywhere outside. He had no courage to go out again.

"This place is only suitable as a temporary foothold," said Ye Qiangke. "You have not experienced major disasters, so you lack experience in this area. The glass door of this convenience store can not stop a large number of zombies, and there are no other exits. Once the outside is surrounded, we can only be trapped here."

Meng Jie and Wu Zhe both nodded their heads and took Ye Qiangke's words for granted.

"Uncle Ye, please give me an idea," someone in the crowd said.

"It's so messy outside that we can't go far," said Ye Qiangke, looking east. "The most suitable place nearby is the Sports Center of the High tech Zone."

Hearing the name, Meng Jie's eyes lit up and he thought that Jiang was really old and hot. Uncle Ye's position was really good.

"This cultural and sports center is just across from our community. It is very close. The security of our retreat is guaranteed. The other is that there are few people in the cultural and sports center. Only on weekends, there will be more people. It's not a weekend now, so it should be relatively safe inside." Ye Qiangke coughed as he spoke. He has been busy saving people since the morning and has not had time to drink a mouthful of water. "The sports hall faces the river on both sides, so that we won't be trapped under any circumstances."

Then Ye Qiangke took the water Meng Jie handed over from the shelf, unscrewed it and drank a few mouthfuls.

"The east gate is blocked and the car can't go out," Shu Qinghe said with a bitter face.

"It's definitely not good to go through the gate. We'll all take some things from here later. Don't worry about what you can't take. You can come back later to take it slowly." Ye Qiangke regained some energy on his face. He covered the bottle of mineral water and said, "We'll find a chance to go out later, then walk through the green belt behind the convenience store, and then climb over the wall."

The convenience store is not far from the east gate of the community, and behind it is a green belt facing the river. The shop is located on the first floor of a unit building next to Chuangyuan Road, and there is only one entrance. When the people in the meeting come out, they must walk through the gate. The zombies around outside become a big problem.

Ye Qiangke stands by the glass wall and looks out. A layer of reflective film has been pasted on the glass wall of the convenience store. When people stand outside, they will only see their own reflection on the glass. If they stand inside, they can clearly observe the outside.

The zombies around the outside have not been scattered. The cars at the east gate are crowded at the door. The flames on the car body have spread before, and thick black smoke is rising from the car.

Ye Qiangke's eyes narrowed, and then turned to the people in the convenience store and said, "Everyone should quickly pack up what they can take with them, and try to bring food and water. Swallow, please bring some milk and paper diapers for Chuanjuan. Teacher Shu, you will move a higher stool later, and we will use it later."

"Xiao Meng, you and Xiao Wu should cooperate with me to cover everyone," Ye Qiangke turned to Meng Jie and Wu Zhe and said, "We should help the people to keep the danger behind them."